Clinical Utility of On-Demand Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing among Adult Outpatients
Green DA, Hitoaliaj L, Kotansky B, Campbell SM, Peaper DR. Clinical Utility of On-Demand Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing among Adult Outpatients. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2016, 54: 2950-2955. PMID: 27654334, PMCID: PMC5121384, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01579-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAsthmaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInfluenza, HumanMaleMiddle AgedOrthomyxoviridaeOseltamivirPractice Patterns, Physicians'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Tract InfectionsRetrospective StudiesConceptsNon-influenza virusesRespiratory pathogen testingInfluenza virusAntibiotic prescriptionsPrescription ratesAdult outpatientsLarge Veterans Administration Medical CenterVeterans Administration Medical CenterAntibiotic prescription ratesPathogen testingRespiratory tract infectionsUnnecessary antibiotic useFilmArray Respiratory PanelPatients' medical recordsSpecific therapeutic interventionsTract infectionsRespiratory panelOutpatient centerAntibiotic useAntimicrobial prescriptionsMedical recordsRespiratory pathogensMedical CenterClinical utilityCommon pathogens